EVERY MORNING,TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you head out the door.
1. #TRANSPORT: Taxi fares are set to increase by an estimated 4% today and strike action by Dublin Bus and Bus Eireann drivers begins tomorrow.
2. #NEPAL: A 15-year-old boy has been pulled alive from under the rubble five days after the Nepal earthquake.
3. #MISTAKE: Hundreds of patients have been recalled after mistakes were found in X-ray readings and at least one patient has had a late cancer diagnoses as a result, reports The Irish Times.
4. #RECORD HIGH: Exports by Irish owned companies reached a record high last year of €18.6 billion, up 10%. [RTÉ]
5. #DEADLINE: There has been an 800% surge in the sales of health insurance – as people make a big rush before the deadline.
6. #TROUBLE AHEAD: Labour is about to face another headache over abortion.
7. #NAZI PAST: It has been 70 years since the Hitler’s suicide in the ruins of Berlin.
8. #JESUS: One RTÉ viewer complained to the BAI that they were ‘highly offended’ about talk that Jesus had a wife on Would You Believe.
9. #DEATH DO US PART: Men are closing the gap on women in terms of average life expectancy.
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